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English hint → German answer

shy

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schüchtern

[ˈʃyːçtɐn]

adjectiveB1

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a sibling

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das Geschwisterkind

[ɡəˈʃvɪstɐˌkɪnt]

nounB2

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sick

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krank

/kʁaŋk/

adjectiveA1

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a side

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die Seite

/ˈzaɪ̯tə/

nounA2

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a side of the family

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der Familienzweig

/ˈfaːmiljənˌt͡vaɪ̯k/

nounB1

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a sidewalk

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der Gehweg

/ˈɡeːvɛːk/

nounB1

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sights

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die Sehenswürdigkeit

[ˈzeːənsˌvʏʁdɪçkaɪ̯t]

nounB1

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sightseeing

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die Besichtigung

[bəˈzɪçtɪɡʊŋ]

nounA2

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a sightseeing tour

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die Besichtigungstour

[bəˈzɪçtɪgʊŋstʊʁ]

nounA2

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a sign

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das Schild

[ʃɪlt]

nounA2

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a signal

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das Signal

/ziɡˈnaːl/

nounB1

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signature

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die Unterschrift

[ˈʊntɐˌʃʁɪft]

nounB2

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significance

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die Bedeutsamkeit

[bəˈdɔɪ̯tzaːmkaɪ̯t]

nounB2

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significant

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bedeutend

[bəˈdɔɪ̯tn̩t]

adjectiveB2

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significantly

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deutlich

/zɪɡnifiˈkant/

adverbB2

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silence

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die Stille

[ˈʃtɪlə]

nounB2

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silent

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still

/ʃtɪlt/

adjectiveB1

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silent reading

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das stille Lesen

[ˈʃtɪlə ˈleːzən]

nounB1

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silk

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die Seide

[ˈzaɪ̯də]

nounB2

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silver

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silbern

[ˈzɪlbɐn]

adjectiveA2

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similar

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ähnlich

/ˈɛːnlɪç/

adjectiveA1

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similarity

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die Ähnlichkeit

/ˈɛːnlɪçkaɪ̯t/

nounB1

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similarly

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ebenso

[ˈeːbn̩zoː]

adverbB1

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simple

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einfach

[ˈaɪ̯nfax]

adjectiveA2

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